Miter tool



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J. KLOHE MITER TOOL Filed Feb. 1922 INV-ENTOR ,4 I .cfiveph Jfloke lag/'12 Br" ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Patented July 15, 1924.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH KLOHE, OF NEW YORK, Y.

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Application filed February 16, 1922. Serial No. 537,127.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH KLoHn, a citizen ot the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Miter Tool, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to mitring tools, and has for an object to provide an improved construction particularly adapted for mitring rules used in printing.

Another object in view is to provide a mitring tool, wherein a strip of substantially any material may be mitred at a correct angle with a minimum efiort.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein two or more rules or other articles may be simultaneously mitred for producing a square corner when fitted together.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a complete mitring machine, disclosing one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Fig- 1, approximately on line 22;

Figure3 is an enlarged detail perspective view showing the cutter disclosed in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevation of several mitred rules fitted together for producing a border.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numeral, 1 indicates the frame of the mitring tool which is designed particularly for mitring rules and other articles used for printing, though it may be used for mitring any desired article. The frame 1 is an old and well known structure and is provided with runways for receiving a reciprocating head 2, which as far as the runways is concerned, is old and well known. This head is provided with overhanging portions 3 for receiving the arm 4, which arm is pivotally mounted at 5 on frame 1, whereby the head may be moved upwardly and downwardly with ease. The overhanging members 3 and the hand lever 4 is old and well known. The head 2, however, is provided with a slot 6 through which a clamping bolt 7 passes, said clamping bolt being threaded into the cutter 8 whereby the cutter may be clamped against the upper section 9 of the head 2. Any desired number of set screws 10' may be used for assisting the clamping bolt 7 in adapted to trim off the end of a rule, or to out a slug or other article as desired. The walls of the cutter 8 at the notch 12 incline somewhat, as shown in Figure 2, so as to provide sharp cutting edges 14. The side cutting edge 14 is arranged at an angle. usually a 45 angle, from the sides 15 of the cutter 8. A guide plate '16 coacts with the cutter 8 so that arule 17, or other article can be held in place against the guide 16 while being trimmed. The guide plate 16 is provided with a lug 18 fitting into a suitable aperture 19 in the supporting plate 20. The guide plate 16 is also provided with a threaded extension 21 projecting through the slot 22 in the plate 20, whereby the nut 23 may readily clamp the plate 16 in any adjusted position. As shown in Figure 1, two rules are arranged against the guide plate 16, said rules being capable of being slid manually against the cutter 8 or in line therewith hen the parts are arranged, as shown in Figure 1, and the rules 17 areiorced toward the cutter and the cutter is moved upwardly and downwardly, said rules will be mitred. simultaneously whereby they may readily fit together. as shown in Figure 1. If some other angle of. miter is desired than angle the plate 16 may be adjusted to secure the desired angle and then the cutter 8 cperated.

1 claim:

1. In acutting machine of the class described, a reciprocating head and'V-shaped cutter therein, and a gauge extending in the direction of the open end of said V-shaped cutter. 2. In a cutting machine of the class describecha reciprocating head and V-shaped cutter therein, and a gauge extending in the direction of the open end of said V-shaped cutter, said gauge adjustably mounted upon a pivoted support adjacent said cutter.

3. In a cutting machine of the class described, a reciprocating head. and V-shaped cutter therein, and a gaugeextending in the direction of the open end of said V-shaped cutter, said gauge adjustably mounted upon a pivoted support adjacent said cutter and having its inner end projecting within the \l-shaped opening of said cutter.

4. In a cutting machine of the class descibed, a reciprocating head and V-shaped cutter therein having side cutting edges, and a gauge extending in the direction of the open end of said V-shaped cutter, said V- shaped cutter having a substantially transverse intervening portion connecting the side cutting edges thereof.

5. In a cutting machine of the class described, a reciprocating head and V-shaped cutter therein having side cutting edges, and a gauge extending in the direction of the open end of: said V-shaped cutter. said V- shaped cutter having a substantially transverse intervening portion connecting the side cutting edges thereof, and a transverse cutting edge lateiall g of said V-shaped cutting edges.

6. In a machine of the class described, a vertically reclprocatlng substantially V- JOSEPH KLOHE. 

